Comparison

Soccer Coach Timer vs Player Rotation

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Soccer Coach Timer

This app helps coaches track match time and manage player substitutions efficiently. It provides an overview of player positions and on-pitch time, logs match statistics, and can even suggest substitutions automatically. Match summaries can be exported for later review.

Highlights
  • Track match time
  • Manage substitutions
  • Overview of player positions
  • Log match statistics
  • Automatic substitution suggestions
  • Export match summaries
Features
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Track time and manage substitutions. Overview of positions and on-pitch time. List matches played with statistics. Also possible to export match summary. Can automatically suggest substitution.

About

Player Rotation

This app helps volunteer coaches ensure all players get equal playing time. Add your team, positions, and attending players for game day. A simple rotation feature indicates who to substitute in and out.

Highlights
  • Team and position management
  • Player attendance tracking
  • Automated player rotation
  • Substitution suggestions
  • Simple game day interface
Features
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This simple app is for the volunteer coach that just wants to make sure everyone gets to play. Just add your team and the positions for your sport. Then on game day add the players that showed up. When you want to rotate players touch rotate and it will tell you who to take out and who to put in the game. The app is free, but has a non-obtrusive banner ad at the bottom of the screen. An one-time in-app purchase can be made to remove the ads.

Screenshots

Soccer Coach Timer4 screens
Player Rotation3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Soccer Coach Timer at 3.8 against Player Rotation's 2.0. Soccer Coach Timer also leads on review sentiment (67% vs 50%) and ratings volume (13 vs 1). Player Rotation's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Soccer Coach Timer sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and Player Rotation sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Soccer Coach Timer holds the better App Store score, 3.8 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Soccer Coach Timer has 13 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of Soccer Coach Timer's written reviews are positive against 50% of Player Rotation's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Soccer Coach Timer ships an update every 15 months, Player Rotation every 10 months. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Soccer Coach Timer versus Player Rotation: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSoccer Coach TimerPlayer Rotation
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.8 (13 ratings) — better2.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings13 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 15 monthsEvery 10 months — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 — better16.6
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB8 MB
Age rating+44+
DeveloperHenrik OlsenCHASE PLACE LLC

Customer experience

Soccer Coach Timer

All ratings13 ratings
Positive69.2%
Neutral23.1%
Negative7.7%
Written reviews21 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral23.8%
Negative9.5%

Player Rotation

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Soccer Coach Timer

One-time2
  • NoAds$1.99
  • Statistics$4.99
1 purchases

Player Rotation

One-time1
  • No Ads$0.99

Questions

Is Soccer Coach Timer free?
Soccer Coach Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Player Rotation free?
Player Rotation is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Soccer Coach Timer or Player Rotation?
Soccer Coach Timer is rated higher. Soccer Coach Timer averages 3.8 out of 5 from 13 ratings, while Player Rotation averages 2.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Soccer Coach Timer or Player Rotation have ads?
Soccer Coach Timer shows ads; Player Rotation does not.
Which is updated more often, Soccer Coach Timer or Player Rotation?
Soccer Coach Timer ships an update every 15 months, and Player Rotation every 10 months. Most recently, Soccer Coach Timer was updated on October 13, 2026 and Player Rotation on October 5, 2026.

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